Pitcher · 2019
Kyle Bird
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- April 12, 1993 in Orange Park, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- March 28, 2019
- dbWAR
- -.8 1 season(s)
- IP
- 12.2
- ERA
- 7.82
- FIP
- 10.79
- K/9
- 7.1
- FIP−
- 240 100 = avg
Kyle Bird is a relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers. In 2019 he struck out 10 batters over 12.2 innings across 12 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 7.82 was 73.5% higher than the league average of 4.51. Stripping out defence, his 10.79 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 30.0% of swings (10.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 23.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 15.4%. His -0.8 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2019.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 7.82 | 10.79 | 2.05 | 7.1 | 10.7 | 173 | 240 | -0.8 | — |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 31 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | .227 | .452 | .364 | .383 | 16.1% |
| vs RHB | 34 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | .231 | .412 | .692 | .448 | 14.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Kyle Bird throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2019.
| Slider | 111 | 79.9 | 2,601 | 35.1% | 43.2% | |
| Sinker | 70 | 91.2 | 2,407 | 41.4% | 13.8% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 59 | 91.3 | 2,538 | 39.0% | 19.0% | |
| Unknown | 38 | — | — | 42.1% | 46.2% |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.